Remote-Desktop Server

TRIUMF Computing maintains a Windows remote-desktop server that allows you to obtain Windows desktop session from another computer that could be Windows, Linux or Mac. 

Server name: TRWINRDS

The main reason for using TRWINRDS is to run a Windows application that is not installed or does not run on your own computer. One of the most common reasons is because you normally use Linux or a Mac.

Accessing your files

There are various options for obtaining access to your files depending on where they are stored.  The most convenient method is built in to the remote-desktop protocol. It can be used to share folders from your local computer (Windows, Linux, or Mac) so that they appear on TRWINRDS as private file-shares.   This method is explained in the next section.

Connecting to TRWINRDS

Connecting from Linux

Connecting from Windows

Software

The following is a partial list of software that is installed on trwinrds.

Microsoft-Office 2007 applications
   Word, Excel, Power-Point,  Acess, Project, Visio, Publisher

Adobe Applications
   Acrobat Pro, DreamWeaver, PhotoShop

3D Drawing Viewers
  Autodesk Design Review/DWG TureView, Solidworks eDrawings

   Mathematica, MATLAB, SRIM, LISE ++